Centre for Stem Cells Sciences, Hyderabad was formerly known as Centre for Liver Research and Diagnostics (CLRD) and was established as an advanced centre for research and excellence in the area of liver diseases under the leadership of Prof.C. M. Habibullah.

The primary object of this unit is to carry out the extensive work at both the basic and applied aspects in the area of Heptology and Digestive Sciences. The institute has the state-of-art infrastructure to carry out the work at biochemical, cellular and molecular aspects of Hepatology and Digestive Sciences.

There are a number of ongoing collaborative projects, which are supported by the prestigious funding agencies such as ICMR, Department of Biotechnology (DBT), Department of Science and Technology (DST), CSIR, Government of India, Intrapace Inc., California. This institute has been recognized for Ph.D programme by the Osmania University, Hyderabad and Jawaharlal Nehru Technological University, Hyderabad.

Short-term project training is given to under-graduate and post-graduate students from various universities.